Huntington Beach soccer coach-referee indicted on child porn charges

A referee and coach in American Youth Soccer Organization from Huntington Beach has been indicted on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities said Thursday.

Mark Phillip Oster, 61, was indicted Wednesday on two counts of producing child pornography, a count of distributing child pornography and a count of possessing child pornography, according to the FBI.

Oster, who was an AYSO referee and coach since 2015, has been in custody since July 30, when he was arrested on a criminal complaint for possessing child pornography, according to the FBI.

Oster is scheduled to be arraigned Sept. 7 in federal court in Santa Ana. He could face up to 100 years in prison if convicted at trial.

Anyone with information about Oster was asked to call the FBI at (310) 477-6565.

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